Find out how much iCloud storage you need for your Photos Library on your Mac

Your iCloud Photos count against your iCloud storage. Follow these steps to find out how much storage you need to keep your entire Mac Photos Library in iCloud.

Check the size of your Photos Library

Open Photos and choose Photos > Preferences > General. Click the Show in Finder button to go to your Photos Library. After Finder opens, select your Photos Library, then choose File > Get Info. Look under General to find the size.

The size of your Photos Library on your Mac will usually be slightly larger than the amount of space that you need to store your photos and videos in iCloud.*

See how much iCloud storage you're using

Choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Then select iCloud to view your total and available storage.

Add the size of your Photos Library to the amount of iCloud storage you're using

To store your current iCloud content and your Photos Library, you need an iCloud storage plan with enough space for both.